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LuaBreak

Last verified 2h ago

Redis Lua sandbox escape via cjson

Exploited in the wild?
YES
Public exploit?
YES · 6 PoCs
Patch available?
YES · Upstream & distros
Severity
8.8 HIGH
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Risk signals

Known exploited
Not in KEV
21.4%
EPSS probability
92th percentile
PoC repos
6
CVSS
8.8

Summary

Authenticated users can escape the Lua sandbox and execute code as the redis user.

Fix it

Per-distro commands are being verified
Our team is confirming fixed package versions for Redis. Use your distribution's security tracker in the meantime.

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